Chosen Army projects for 1943/44

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Tuesday, January 21st 2014, 6:43am

Quoted from "Daidalos"

I will review it. But I certainly need some sort of flexible armored vehicle for 1944. At the moment I tinker with the idea to drop the LT-1944 series and to develop the BTS-1944 (shown above).
Maybe it would be possible to fit an AT-gun, a light howitzer or an AA gun on it like the germans/americans did on their sdkfz. 251/M3.

Fitting a light antitank gun - something in the 37-47mm range would not be difficult at all on that chassis; depending on the actual dimensions of the vehicle, you might even get away with something as large as a 57mm; the US M-3 half track was adapted in that manner quite handily. A light howitzer would also be possible, though nothing with much antitank potential. An AA gun in the 20-25mm range I could see; maybe even a 40mm if the armored compartment was cut back.

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Tuesday, January 21st 2014, 7:04am

Something like this is what you are thinking of for AT?

You smug-faced crowds with kindling eye
Who cheer when soldier lads march by,
Sneak home and pray you'll never know
The hell where youth and laughter go.
-Siegfried Sassoon

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Daidalos

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Tuesday, January 21st 2014, 7:06am

Kind of.... I think a lighter gun is sufficient for my purposes.

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BruceDuncan

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Tuesday, January 21st 2014, 10:20am

I believe what you are thinking of would look something like this, http://ww2drawings.jexiste.fr/Images/1-V…acks/T48/p1.jpg, the T48 Gun Motor Carriage.

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Tuesday, January 21st 2014, 10:26am

Quoted from "BruceDuncan"

I believe what you are thinking of would look something like this, http://ww2drawings.jexiste.fr/Images/1-V…acks/T48/p1.jpg, the T48 Gun Motor Carriage.

Yes, exactly, I will provide drawings soon.